Comments on: A Big Sur Adventurehttp://blog.dssf.org/2017/07/a-big-sur-adventure/
The Weblog of Different Spokes San FranciscoMon, 07 Aug 2017 03:44:07 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.5By: Tim Mathesonhttp://blog.dssf.org/2017/07/a-big-sur-adventure/comment-page-1/#comment-446814
Mon, 07 Aug 2017 03:44:07 +0000http://blog.dssf.org/?p=1722#comment-446814Sunday August 6, 2017
Thanks, Tony, for the informative blog posts on 7/11 & 7/25. The details were very helpful for our trip to Big Sur, yesterday, Saturday 08/06. From SF we arrived at Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park around 10:30 AM and were easily able to park along side the road close to but outside the park entrance (to avoid the state park fee). We rode our bike into the campground area and found campsite 31 in campground 4 after a missed turn or two. As suggested, we brought separate shoes for hiking the bypass trail which had a few people hiking on the way up to highway 1 and definitely more folks on the trail upon our return (people coming up and down) but in both directions the trail was easily navigated and hikers were pleasant and respectful of us and our bicycles. Some of the hikers were walking to Nepenthe, others were taking the shuttle, and others were renting the fat tire electric bikes. I had no problem stashing my sandals under some brush and upon my return two other pairs of shoes were stashed directly next to mine. On our 25 mile ride to Lucia (delicious lunch!) we saw maybe 15 cars and on the way back about the same. Other than folks of all ages on the electric bikes (none past Julie Pfeiffer Burns State Park – 9.4 miles in), we saw about 15 road cyclists. Being on the deserted highway was simultaneously eerie (the fog helped in this respect) and wonderful. On the return ride we stopped off at Nepenthe and plenty of people were in the gift store and in the upstairs restaurant but we could have been seated immediately if we were hungry enough to indulge. The only other place open was Henry Miller Memorial Library and they had a handprinted sign advertising Tacos (fundraising efforts?) which they were selling outside on the library grounds. I noticed about 10 people in the Taco selling area. And we can certainly attest to the elevation climb! Post ride, my legs required serious stretching.
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